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ronald reagan. >> the whole tax cutting myth about ronald reagan, raising taxes. they don't want to believe it. >> obama hasn't raised gas taxes. reagan did one better on that. to extend the argument. >> immigration reform? >> from george w. bush mitt romney's healthcare provider. on and on. so when i say, and yet for all of these things that he has done, he has copied all of these big ideas from republicans. again, going all the way back and then to nixon and yet their response is, he is just a fascist, a socialist. really? what were nixon and reagan and george w. bush for god's sake? they completely shunned their own. they ignored their own history >> bill: they don't recognize their own ideas. right? when they are staring them in the face. >> i think most people can recognize the republican party of today is not the republican party of 20, 30 years ago. most people who look at this independently can see that. but i think the bigger question is: is there ever going to be anything that's a wake-up call for them? what would the wake-up call be that they say, okay.
ronald reagan. >> the whole tax cutting myth about ronald reagan, raising taxes. they don't want to believe it. >> obama hasn't raised gas taxes. reagan did one better on that. to extend the argument. >> immigration reform? >> from george w. bush mitt romney's healthcare provider. on and on. so when i say, and yet for all of these things that he has done, he has copied all of these big ideas from republicans. again, going all the way back and then to nixon and yet their...
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i don't know that back tax -- back taxes included in this? >> they'll have to pay back taxes. >> bill: for how many years? >> that's one of the details that has to be worked out. not only do they have to pay back taxes they have to prove they've been employed and with undocumented immigrants where there's little documentation available, it is unclear if that's a burden they'll be able to meet. >> bill: yeah. donna, you raise a very good point. i think that could really be a problem. certainly, a lot of these people particularly those at the lower end who are doing landscaping, washing dishes in restaurants, busing tables or whatever or child care, they don't have that kind of job documentation. plus they have been paying taxes. they've been paying sales taxes. >> that's right. presumably those jobs, if their income doesn't meet the threshold of the bottom income bracket, they'll be exempt. >> bill: talk about unfair exception here. so how about if you go back and make some american citizens pay the back taxes that they didn't pay, particularl
i don't know that back tax -- back taxes included in this? >> they'll have to pay back taxes. >> bill: for how many years? >> that's one of the details that has to be worked out. not only do they have to pay back taxes they have to prove they've been employed and with undocumented immigrants where there's little documentation available, it is unclear if that's a burden they'll be able to meet. >> bill: yeah. donna, you raise a very good point. i think that could really...
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the point is that you are living under a taxed society you have to be able to represent yourself. until that happens effectively, the city is getting treated in an unfair manner. >> a friend of bill this hour local news editor for the washington express part of "the washington post" and you can follow it at washington post.com and follow clipton on twitter@clinton yates. this is a no matter whether it's democrat or republican first term or second term, inaugurations are a big deal. >> yeah. >> for washington, d.c. for many reasons. >> big-time fun. you get crowds in town. i wrote this in a column last week. you get typically more than the average summer tourist. >> that's no knock over the americans who come here over the summer but you typically get a perceived more educated more sophisticated crowd belichick more politically aware. >> and people in the interest of having a good time. and that's sort of the difference between the average tourist season and inauguration is a lot of people are in a better mood. it makes things more fun when you are out and about on the town. >> peo
the point is that you are living under a taxed society you have to be able to represent yourself. until that happens effectively, the city is getting treated in an unfair manner. >> a friend of bill this hour local news editor for the washington express part of "the washington post" and you can follow it at washington post.com and follow clipton on twitter@clinton yates. this is a no matter whether it's democrat or republican first term or second term, inaugurations are a big...
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it was the senate that first passed the bill giving 98% of americans a tax cut right? and that was a bipartisan measure. but do you see a lack of willingness to work together, work across the aisle that was -- that was the rule when you were majority leader? >> well, there is a good deal of that. unfortunately, i think the bigger problem bill is you've got this -- almost polar existence between the house and the senate right now. you've got the house that is led in large measure by the tea party and then you've got the senate that -- in many respects is not much different from what it has been. although you've got a few very, very vocal members who are attempting to do to the senate which has been done to the house. so of course, one person, one senator can hold up everything. rand paul disa pretty good job of it -- disa pretty good job of it these days. much more polarized than it should be. on a second level, very quietly somewhat clandestinely, you hear -- in fact, i get reports from my former colleagues about meetings going on and little groups starting and gangs o
it was the senate that first passed the bill giving 98% of americans a tax cut right? and that was a bipartisan measure. but do you see a lack of willingness to work together, work across the aisle that was -- that was the rule when you were majority leader? >> well, there is a good deal of that. unfortunately, i think the bigger problem bill is you've got this -- almost polar existence between the house and the senate right now. you've got the house that is led in large measure by the...
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she has lived there for quite awhile. >> tax advantages? >> probably helps sweeten the deal. >> absolutely. >> a three-peat at the australian open, beating andy murray in four sets to win his third consecutive australian title and fourth overall. he is the only player in history to win that tournament three years in a row. only nine other men have won it twice ever. >> you got it. dan, thank you. michael tomasky? right? the g.o.p. on the daily beast today. the g.o.p. plan to steal elections. how so? >> by changing the electoral college math and awarding electoral states big contentious states and virginia. those six, awarding them not by winner take all who won the state but by who won individual congressional districts. those six states happen to be corroded at the state level right now by republican legislators and republican governors. and so theydrew new district lines in 2010, and they through knew congressional lines. they packed as many as districts as possible. he won pennsylvania, for example, which has 18 districts by winning six
she has lived there for quite awhile. >> tax advantages? >> probably helps sweeten the deal. >> absolutely. >> a three-peat at the australian open, beating andy murray in four sets to win his third consecutive australian title and fourth overall. he is the only player in history to win that tournament three years in a row. only nine other men have won it twice ever. >> you got it. dan, thank you. michael tomasky? right? the g.o.p. on the daily beast today. the...
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where you say that these programs that are financed with tax revenue and then give money to people zap economic freedom. instead, it's always -- we're arguing about deficits and spending as a proxy for what is the real argument. that's what obama stopped doing in his speech. >> bill: i guess the question is when we come back and glad to involve you in the conversation at 1-866-55-press is whether or not the republicans, they were listening but did they hear anything? or maybe the other way around. they heard it but did they really listen. and is the president going to follow through now with a set of actions. that's his words. 1-866-55-press is the toll free number. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. desmond tutu said a quote that is one of my favorite quotes. "we are tied together in a web of humanity. i am a person only through you. i can only be a person only through you." that really resonates me and
where you say that these programs that are financed with tax revenue and then give money to people zap economic freedom. instead, it's always -- we're arguing about deficits and spending as a proxy for what is the real argument. that's what obama stopped doing in his speech. >> bill: i guess the question is when we come back and glad to involve you in the conversation at 1-866-55-press is whether or not the republicans, they were listening but did they hear anything? or maybe the other...